Semedo Out For Up To Five Weeks

FC Barcelona right-back Nelson Semedo will be sidelined for about five weeks with a hamstring injury in his left leg picked up in the closing stages against Girona. The summer signing was forced off in the 85th minute after an impressive display in defence. Semedo has played 24 games so far this season, 14 in the league. With congested calendar, he will miss as many as eight games, including two huge ties with Atletico Madrid next Sunday in LaLiga and against Chelsea at the Camp Nou in the Champions League 10 days later. However Aleix Vidal and Sergi Roberto are available to fill in for the Portuguese.